tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post2291069650958073168..comments2024-03-28T09:33:29.705+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Xmas Book of 1960, and a Christmas PuddingClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-74705890254736326422016-12-18T22:54:25.595+00:002016-12-18T22:54:25.595+00:00It would make a good seasonal read for you Tracy.....It would make a good seasonal read for you Tracy...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-73249666022066394192016-12-18T22:54:09.540+00:002016-12-18T22:54:09.540+00:00When you are as old as I am, Brad, you will manage...When you are as old as I am, Brad, you will manage a bit of affection for it!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-52746538143111222242016-12-18T22:53:40.925+00:002016-12-18T22:53:40.925+00:00Another nice detail, thanks Lucy.Another nice detail, thanks Lucy.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-46166723206162247172016-12-18T22:53:18.822+00:002016-12-18T22:53:18.822+00:00Thanks for the history. I agree that it works well...Thanks for the history. I agree that it works well with more details and nostalgia... Christie is somewhat unpindownable in her views.<br />The Beatniks trying to lure away the debs turn up in Nancy Mitford too.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-74623119261454483112016-12-18T22:51:21.354+00:002016-12-18T22:51:21.354+00:00Yes, I think we feel the same way. Not a rigorous ...Yes, I think we feel the same way. Not a rigorous cold crime at all, but none the worse for that!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-91113622415432447782016-12-18T15:50:43.770+00:002016-12-18T15:50:43.770+00:00I will have to look out for this one, and maybe re...I will have to look out for this one, and maybe read it next year. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-36529445617623660022016-12-18T14:44:07.315+00:002016-12-18T14:44:07.315+00:00This story always made me feel like a little boy i...This story always made me feel like a little boy in that I kept crying out, "Where's the blood? Where are the bodies?" It always seemed like a cheat coming from Christie, at least as far as detection goes. Maybe if I re-read it in my, ahem, advancing years, I will accept it for what it is and enjoy it more!Brad (ahsweetmystery)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12012914349226406144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-41371078613787072132016-12-18T14:10:29.993+00:002016-12-18T14:10:29.993+00:00She weaves in the dressing case Archie gave her b...She weaves in the dressing case Archie gave her before they were married, and seeing the ancient Mesopotamian version in a museum.<br />Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-91672750791450223282016-12-18T13:12:37.214+00:002016-12-18T13:12:37.214+00:00This story highlights Christie's fondness of t...This story highlights Christie's fondness of taking an old story and revamping it if the need arose. It appeared under the same title way back in 1923, was reprinted as CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE in a couple of collections back in the '30s, was slightly revamped and retitled as THE THEFT OF THE ROYAL RUBY, and finally completely rewritten and retitled again for this novella length version back in 1960!<br />This longer version is the best of the bunch, not only because there is more to it, but because the element of nostalgia is obviously more deeply felt in the 70 year old author than it is in the 33 year old one (although in novels like AT BERTRAM'S HOTEL she showed herself to be quite suspicious of such feelings).<br /><br />The description of Sarah reminds one that although this was 1960, the '60s hadn't really arrived yet. Although Royal patronage for young ladies to be presented at court had been abolished by 1958, her elders are still wondering why she doesn't 'come out properly' or be a deb. Things hadn't really changed yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-65082476667551180592016-12-18T12:09:59.105+00:002016-12-18T12:09:59.105+00:00I've always liked this adventure, Moira. It is...I've always liked this adventure, Moira. It is, as you say, light and enjoyable. And I like the way Poirot interacts with the young people in this story. I won't say more because of spoilers, but I do like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com